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State lawmakers won't fix Stand Your Ground, so let the voters do it by the ballot initiative
Dear Sen. Chris L. Smith: It was a long shot at best. Your attempt to tweak Florida's infamous Stand Your Ground law had about as much chance in the Florida Legislature as expanding Medicaid, imposing new taxes or paying teachers their true worth....Tags: Justice System, Voting, Michael Bloomberg, Kendrick B. Meek, Don Gaetz
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Half an hour after the bill passes, Plakon takes Internet cafe ban onto the campaign circuit
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Former Rep. Scott Plakon, a Longwood Republican who lost a nasty race to Democrat Karen Castor Dentel last fall, has been in the Capitol this week watching lawmakers rush to pass a ban on Internet cafes in the wake of a federal... -
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Broward Republican chief opposes same-sex marriage
Sun SentinelAs the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on same-sex marriage, Broward Republican Chairman Tom Truex said the institution should not be changed from the tradition of a union between one man and one woman. “I don’t want to seem...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Social Issues, Human Rights
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Hagerty softball continues to dominate state poll
Hagerty softball is sixth among all-classes in this week's state poll and No. 1 in Class 8A according to the Miracle Sports poll released Saturday. In addition, four schools from the Sentinel's readership area are ranked No. 2 in their classifications...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Mount Dora, Winter Springs, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida)
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Dolphins owner Steve Ross blasts House Speaker Weatherford
South Florida Sun SentinelMiami Dolphins owner Steve Ross blasted House Speaker Will Weatherford in a statement Friday night, saying he had reneged on a promise to give the Sun Life Stadium renovation plan a vote. Here is Ross' full statement: "Tonight, Speaker Weatherford did...Tags: National Football League, Miami Dolphins, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Politics, Super Bowl
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Legalized bribery, secret skin rashes and divorce, Tallahassee style
With only a week to go in this year's Legislative session, you have a lot at stake. We're talking about bills that affect everything from your wallet to your health. Let's run through some of them. Money for you. I want to start with some good news:...
Tags: Human Interest, The Miami Herald, Politics, Indian River Lagoon, Bribery
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Cops: Sex on the beach — for over an hour — gets couple arrested
South Florida Sun-SentinelAs the sun set Monday on Treasure Island, Erica Alexandra Huerta, 21 of Tallahassee and Steven Douglas Perry, 22 of Lutz were seen having sex on the beach by more than 50 people, including kids, at a nearby restaurant, reports WFTS ABC Action News in...Tags: Pinellas County (Florida)
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Former Boone standout Marvin Bracy looking to leave FSU, go pro in track
TALLAHASSEE -- Orlando native and former Boone High standout Marvin Bracy appears to be ending his college career before it ever really got going. The Orlando Sentinel has learned Bracy hasn't attended a practice with the FSU men's track team and has...
Tags: College Sports, Orlando, Florida State Seminoles, Gainesville, Track and Field
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Weatherford gets tax break for California company that hired prominent lobbying firm
In an unusual, late-night meeting, Florida lawmakers negotiating a state budget unveiled – and quickly agreed to – a new tax break meant to help a California company that recently hired one of Tallahassee’s most influential lobbying...
Tags: NASA, U.S. Army, Politics, Lobbying, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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'Parent trigger' bill dies again on a 20-20 tie
Staff WriterThe contentious "parent trigger" bill failed again in the Florida Senate, dying Tuesday on a tie vote just as it did in 2012. The bill aimed to give parents more say in the fate of a struggling school, allowing them, by petition, to select a...Tags: PTA, Michelle Rhee, David Simmons, Jeb Bush, Politics
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Okeechobee woman hits for $3M via scratch-off
Jacqueline Palmer, 42, of Okeechobee, claimed the first $3 million top prize in the $3,000,000 Flamingo Fortune Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Palmer chose the one-time, lump-sum payment option for her winnings, $2,...
Tags: Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure
Mar 30, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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